"Irish" .. the most expensive risk in the history of Netflix

Yasmin Adel

Netflix on Wednesday launched the first teaser of its upcoming film, "Irish," scheduled for September 27 at the opening of the New York Film Festival at its 57th session.

Why is "Irish" one of the most anticipated films for 2019?
First, because nearly 20 years later, the famous director Martin Scorsese returned to work with international star Robert De Niro, accompanied by actor Joe Pichy, to form the same old triangle that he last met in 1995 during an unforgettable artistic epic that was embodied in the Oscar-nominated "Casino" Won the Golden Globe, while the audience gave him an 8.2 point rating on the IMDB website and ranked 143 on the same list for the top 250 films in the history of international cinema.

Although De Niro has worked with Scorsese in seven long films and one short film, which has a long history and a clear chemistry that will soon appear on the screen, this is the first collaboration between the genius star Al Pacino and Scorsese, while at the same time The Pacino's fourth with De Niro, who were able to raise the ceiling of acting performance to the highest degree, where the last film was collected by the "justified killing" in 2008.

The film presents a true story about the most intriguing Mafia world and the most mystifying mystery of the 20th century, built on autobiography and a true crime scene story, and quoting Charles Brandt's book I Heard You Paint Houses.

The story revolves around one of the most mysterious mysteries of American history in the 20th century, provoked by many dramamakers, the disappearance of former union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen on July 30, 1975, involving Frank Sheeran, "The Irishman," does Scorsese tell us the truth of what happened?

Thirdly, it is the largest production in the history of Netflix. The Irish network chose to offer it as an independent production with a budget of $ 200 million, becoming the largest film in the history of the network. While this means that all elements of the work will go out at the highest level, which will justify Netflix's bet to compete for the Oscars, it is not without risk. Are they calculated or will they disappoint?

The same question arises after Scorsese's comments, published by the site "Abrucks", confirming the truth behind the high cost, as the work reviews several decades in the lives of heroes back to the past and the stage of youth, which required resort to many visual effects to get rid of the effects of aging, .

Because of that huge budget, the work has become risky despite its brilliant reputation, and its production for years has been a risk that a company needs to take the plunge, which Netflix has done.

And so the work was able to go out into the light even if it means limited cinematic presentation before it becomes available for display on Netflix screens in full view of the world.

De Niro and Scorsese and a new project
Along with the news, the Guardian reported that Robert De Niro recently joined a new team directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Moon Flower Killers," which combines drama, crime and history.

The film takes place in 1920 when about 60 members of an Indian tribe were killed in Oklahoma, requiring the use of an FBI investigator to uncover the mystery of the incident and reach the truth. This will be the work of the X Cooperation between De Niro and Scorsese.